With the NDA government made it loud and clear on the floor of Parliament that there is no question of increasing the assembly seats in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, it is very clear that it was purely a political decision taken by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The Telugu Desam Party government in Andhra Pradesh headed by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is unlikely to take a decision on Kapu reservations issue before the next elections, if the tone and tenor of the statements being made by the TDP leaders are any indication.
Affirming that the battle for Nandyal is the fight for righteousness, YSR Congress President and Leader of Opposition YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has said that Chandrababu Naidu and his governance has been steeped in a bundle of lies as he had never respected values and ethics in the political system.
Bharatiya Janata Party, which is contemplating growing independently in southern states including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, is said to be looking for potential leaders in Andhra Pradesh who can galvanise masses across the length and breadth of the state.
With the battle for Nandyal by-elections gaining momentum following the commencement of nomination process, two major contenders for the seat –Telugu Desam Party candidate Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy and YSR Congress party candidate Shilpa Mohan Reddy have started mobilising their forces into action.
Telugu Desam Party appears to be in a desperate mood to win the by-elections to Nandyal assembly seat by hook or crook.
Telugu Desam Party and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu seems to have gone mad after the Centre has made it categorical that there would be no delimitation of assembly constituencies.
With senior Telugu Desam Party leader from Nandyal Shilpa Chakrapani Reddy announcing his defection into the YSR Congress party to support his elder brother Shilpa Mohan Reddy in the ensuing Nandyal by-elections, the Bhuma Nagireddy family is virtually crest-fallen.
Youth Congress leader Vikram Goud, who was injured in a firing last week, had stage-managed the incident and struck the deal for Rs 50 lakh with the gang he had hired to execute the plan, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.
YSR Congress party MLA from Mangalagiri Alla Ramakrishna Reddy might have staked claim on the 83 acres of controversial Sadavarthi lands in Chennai by paying Rs 27.44 crore as per the directions of the Hyderabad high court, but it appears it is not so easy for him to take possession of the lands.
Impressed with the Telangana Government’s Annapurna Rs 5 meal centres service in Hyderabad, a team of Municipal Commissioners from Andhra Pradesh are planning to commence the service in their State.
Senior Congress leader and maverick AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh had to pay penalty for his controversial and irresponsible statements without bothering to improve the party position in Telangana. On Tuesday, he was sacked as the party in-charge of Telangana affairs.
Firebrand MLA of YSR Congress party MLA R K Roja on Tuesday said her party would support the campaign taken up by power star and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan to mitigate the plight of kidney patients in Uddanam area of Srikakulam.
Power star and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan might have brushed aside the query from the media as to whether he had any secret “dosti” with Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu, but according to political observers, both of them definitely have a tacit understanding.
Popular political strategist and consultant to the YSR Congress party Prashant Kishor seems to be giving innovative ideas to party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy that would go a long way in taking the people into the state.
